Chinese Proverbs ( 10 of 105 )
To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.
To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.
Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.
One joy shatters a hundred griefs
One joy shatters a hundred griefs
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion
I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one.
I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one.
Forethought is easy, repentance hard.
Forethought is easy, repentance hard.
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
The one who pursues revenge should dig two graves.
The one who pursues revenge should dig two graves.
